By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week...

Any analysis of England’s chances of beating New Zealand starts with the forwards.
The reality is that the England pack has not been consistently totally dominated, but nor has it dominated anyone, so I put it at about the same level as Ireland, Scotland, Argentina and Australia.
England do not have an intimidating pack at the moment, and these things tend to go in cycles. There are eras when countries forge a reputation in the forwards, such as Argentina’s scrum power during the 1980s and 1990s.
During most of 1990s England had a do...